I Love My Cat

The girl loves her cat, Aditi, (variously Addie-Addie-Adster, Addie-Boos, etc), in spite of her mischievous tendencies, which are illustrated with panache by Sam Usher. One day, the cat is too naughty, trying to steal toast and jam, and the girl shouts at her, so Aditi runs away. The girl and her family are distraught, and search everywhere, knocking on doors all down the street, and hunting everywhere they can think of. The girl makes posters to stick up on the local lampposts, and Sam Usher makes these suitably childlike. Days go by, and they jump at any sound that might be a cat- then finally, one scritch-scratch IS Aditi coming home. They both have a snack, and the girl says again that she loves her cat.

Simon Mole is also a poet, and his story has lovely rhythm, and Sam Usher is an experienced illustrator of a large number of books: his slightly retro style suits this story well. This will be fun to read and share, whether readers are cat-lovers or not.